TALK Matt Welch, editor of Reason magazine and author of McCain: The Myth of a Maverick will be providing his take on the Republican Presidential nominee at the Deconstructing McCain chat. Sure to be a thought provoking and stirring presentation and of growing importance given the fast approaching election. 7:30 pm // Los Angeles Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium // 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles // Free READING Michael Ondaatje, author of The......

The through-view of a Los Angeles baggage car | Photo by pbe via Flickr Monday Rob Kutner discusses & signs Apocalypse How 7pm @ Vroman's Tuesday Barbara Walters presents Audition: A Memoir 7pm @ Writer's Guild Theatre Nina Revoyr discussesThe Age of Dreaming with Janet Fitch 7pm @ Vroman's Rob Kutner presents Apocalypse How 7pm @ Book Soup Pico Iyer discusses The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama 7pm @......

Monday Elizabeth Gilbert discusses and signs Eat Pray Love 7pm @ Vroman's Sasha Abramsky presents American Furies 7pm @ Book Soup Bruce Dern signs Things I've Said, But Probably Shouldn't Have 7pm @ Dutton's Tuesday Michael Ondaatje presents Divisadero 7pm @ Central Library James St. James presents Freak Show 7pm @ Book Soup Ann Brashares discusses and signs The Last Summer (of You and Me) 7pm @ Vroman's Robert Ellis presents City of Fire......